Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but will instead be "on the road" celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.

Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) stock climbed over 3% in mid-day trading Friday after CEO Jensen Huang announced he would not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Instead, he plans to be “on the road” to celebrate the Lunar New Year with his employees and their families.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is expected to miss the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, bucking a trend among high-profile US technology leaders.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will reportedly won't attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20 that will take place in Washington DC. Nvidia ranks into world's most valuable company with a market value exceeding $3 trillion.

Nvidia launches NeMo Guardrails to help companies improve AI applications. Big Tech leaders to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration.

As head of the world’s most valuable chipmaker, Huang has an opportunity to help steer the administration’s AI policy at a moment of rapid change